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April 19, 2012

Mother 'died after drinking 18 pints of Coca-Cola a day

A mother-of-eight died after drinking up to 18 pints of Coca-Cola a day, an inquest has heard.

Mum-of-eight Natasha Marie Harris would go “crazy” if she ran out of the fizzy drink

Natasha Marie Harris, 30, died on February 25, 2010 in Invercargill on New Zealand’s south island.

Her partner Christopher Hodgkinson claimed it was a result of drinking too much Coca-Cola.

On Thursday he told the inquest Natasha had been unwell leading up to her death and had no energy, but the idea Coca-Cola caused the problem had never crossed their minds.

Mr Hodgkinson told the court that she had been unwell up to a year before her death, including vomiting six times a week, but they believed it was caused by the stress of looking after her eight children and gynaecological problems.

“She drank at least 10 litres a day,” he said. “The first thing she would do in the morning was have a drink of Coke and the last thing she would do in the day was have a drink of Coke by her bed.’’

Police who investigated the death estimated she consumed, on average, seven litres a day.

Her partner said she was addicted to Coke and without it she would get moody, irritable and be low

“I didn’t ever think about the Coke. I never considered it would do any harm to a person. It’s just a soft drink, just like drinking water ... I didn’t think a drink’s going to kill you,’’ he said.

Vivien Hodgkinson, Mr Hodgkinson’s mother, said she would go “crazy’’ if she ran out of the drink.

An autopsy showed Natasha had a diseased liver but the cause of death was undetermined.

Her partner said he had been told she had a heart aneurysm caused by too much Coke.

Medical evidence stated that the main finding of death was from a cardiac arrhythmia.

Dr Dan Mornin told the court Natasha probably had severe hypokalemia, a lack of potassium in the blood, relating to excessive consumption of soft-drink.

He said although it was difficult to confirm this from post-mortem tests, it was consistent with her symptoms of tiredness and lack of strength and other cases of heavy soft-drink consumers.

He added it was likely the vomiting was due to too much caffeine, medically known as caffeine toxicity.

In June last year Coca-Cola confirmed it had hired a security firm to shadow its staff, after Mr Hodgkinson allegedly made death threats against the company.

He rejected claims he had made the threats, but said he held the company responsible for Harris’ death.

Coca-Cola’s New Zealand managing director George Adams said at the time that Mr Hodgkinson’s claims were “patently untrue’’.

Just like water? No. Coke is okay in moderation, but soda is by no means healthy. Especially for someone that was that sick, in such large amounts. I understand this guy is hurting after losing her, but the company can't control how much of the beverage she consumed. This is where personal responsibility comes into play. If she was seriously addicted to Coke then of course that would be a problem they should have done something about.

Look at the ladies mouth. Her teeth will of shrunk and burned down due to phosphoric acid. Here's a write-up about it.

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid is used to clean the rust off cars before they are primed and painted. Use Coke instead!!Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and the steak will be gone in two days. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must display a Hazardous Materials Alert Card reserved for highly corrosive materials. There is enough citric acid in Coke to remove stains from vitreous china such as toilet bowls!! The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years! To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. (Who needs WD40?) To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into washing machine of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen and get rid of all the grease stains. Coke will also clean road haze and grease from your car windscreen. Add it to your car water bottle!!! To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. In many American states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke to remove blood from the road after a car accident. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.Source(s):http://www.davidsemporium.co.uk/coke.html

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid is used to clean the rust off cars before they are primed and painted. Use Coke instead!!Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and the steak will be gone in two days. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must display a Hazardous Materials Alert Card reserved for highly corrosive materials. There is enough citric acid in Coke to remove stains from vitreous china such as toilet bowls!! The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years! To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. (Who needs WD40?) To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into washing machine of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen and get rid of all the grease stains. Coke will also clean road haze and grease from your car windscreen. Add it to your car water bottle!!! To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. In many American states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke to remove blood from the road after a car accident. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.Source(s):http://www.davidsemporium.co.uk/coke.html